Pull the needle through, taut (it's still slack here to orient where the thread should be), and you're dunzo. Phew. Nice one. You've now successfully completed a kettle stitch. Once you've got all the signatures together, tie the end off and trim your thread.  Search “you’ve got snail mail” from Bookbinding

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Pull the needle through, taut (it's still slack here to orient where the thread should be), and you're dunzo. Phew. Nice one. You've now successfully completed a kettle stitch. Once you've got all the signatures together, tie the end off and trim your thread.